[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 31856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13053]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-PBS-2012-02; Docket No. 2012-0002; Sequence 8]


Record of Decision for the Department of Homeland Security 
Headquarters Consolidation at St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment in 
Southeast, Washington, DC

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA), National Capital Region 
(NCR).

ACTION: Record of decision.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, the Council on 
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), and the GSA 
Public Buildings Service NEPA Desk Guide, dated October 1999, on May 
17, 2012, GSA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to the DHS Headquarters 
Consolidation at St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), to implement alternatives for a 
new 750,000 gross square foot Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA) facility plus parking on the St. Elizabeths East Campus; 
improvements to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue (MLK Avenue) in 
front of and south of the campus to Alabama Avenue; and improvements to 
the interchange of Malcolm X Avenue and I-295. The complete Record of 
Decision can be viewed on the project Web site 
www.stelizabethsdevelopment.com.

DATES: Effective date: May 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Denise Decker, NEPA Lead, General 
Services Administration, National Capital Region, at (202) 538-5643 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Decision: It is the decision of the Regional Commissioner and 
Regional Administrator of GSA, NCR, and in support of DHS, to approve 
the Master Plan Amendment ROD and thereby implement the Preferred 
Alternative for the FEMA facility, improvements to MLK Avenue and 
improvements to the interchange of Malcolm X Avenue and I-295.
    Although GSA has selected a Preferred Alternative that includes 
implementation of improvements to I-295, it is a public facility under 
FHWA's and DDOT's jurisdiction and, as such, the final design will be 
coordinated with FHWA for their approval. FHWA and DDOT will also 
assume maintenance responsibilities of the publicly owned elements of 
the I-295/Malcolm X Avenue interchange and its associated 
transportation improvements outside of the St. Elizabeths Campus upon 
completion of construction activities. Similarly, MLK Avenue is under 
DDOT's jurisdiction, so the final design will be coordinated with DDOT 
for their approval. DDOT will continue to have maintenance 
responsibilities of these transportation improvements. Development of 
these alternatives will be guided by the Overall Development Phasing 
schedule included in the Master Plan Amendment.
    This decision is based on information and analyses contained in the 
following:
 2010 Draft Master Plan Amendment EIS
 2012 Final Master Plan Amendment EIS
 2012 St. Elizabeths TTR
 2012 St. Elizabeths TMP
 Comments from Federal and state agencies, stakeholder 
organizations, members of the public, elected officials, and other 
information in the project administrative record.

    Issued: May 17, 2012.
Cathleen Kronopolus,
Regional Commissioner.
Julia E. Hudson,
Regional Administrator, General Services Administration, National 
Capital Region.
    Dated: May 23, 2012.
Dawud Abdur-Rahman,
Director, Planning and Management, Office of Planning and Design 
Quality, General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2012-13053 Filed 5-29-12; 8:45 am]
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